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| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Unemployed persons | no. | n.a. | n.a. | 1 844 | 1 501 | 1 829 |
Unemployment rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
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Non-taxable individuals | no. | 13 645 | 14 247 | 14 641 | 15 044 | - |
Taxable individuals | no. | 49 432 | 51 793 | 53 661 | 55 129 | - |
Taxable income | $m | 1 691.2 | 1 841.8 | 2 003.9 | 2 149.6 | - |
Average taxable income | $ | 34 212 | 35 561 | 37 344 | 38 992 | - |
Net tax | $m | 368.6 | 412.0 | 450.5 | 483.8 | - |
Average net tax | $ | 7 457 | 7 955 | 8 395 | 8 776 | - |
Average net tax ratio | % | 21.8 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.5 | - |
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Wage and salary earners | no. | 40 857 | 42 674 | 44 060 | 45 518 | - |
Wage and salary income | $m | 1 258.6 | 1 363.0 | 1 474.7 | 1 589.6 | - |
Total income | $m | 1 329.6 | 1 430.2 | 1 556.2 | 1 676.8 | - |
Average wage and salary income | $ | 30 805 | 31 940 | 33 469 | 34 923 | - |
Average total income | $ | 32 543 | 33 515 | 35 319 | 36 837 | - |
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Males | % | 53.7 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.6 | - |
Females | % | 46.3 | 46.8 | 47.1 | 47.4 | - |
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Aged 15 years to 24 years | % | 18.5 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 19.0 | - |
Aged 25 years to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 19.1 | - |
Aged 35 years to 44 years | % | 26.5 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 24.5 | - |
Aged 45 years to 54 years | % | 23.4 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.2 | - |
Aged 55 years and over | % | 10.7 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 13.3 | - |
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Managers and Administrators | % | - | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | - |
Professionals | % | - | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.1 | - |
Associate Professionals | % | - | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | - |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | % | - | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | - |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | % | - | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | - |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.6 | - |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | % | - | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | - |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | % | - | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | - |
Labourers and Related Workers | % | - | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | - |
Not Stated | % | - | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | - |
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Persons with own unincorporated business | no. | 9 100 | 8 850 | 8 609 | - | - |
Own unincorporated business income | $m | 270.3 | 270.1 | 262.3 | - | - |
Total income | $m | 285.5 | 291.1 | 291.6 | - | - |
Average own unincorporated business income | $ | 29 703 | 30 517 | 30 463 | - | - |
Average total income | $ | 31 377 | 32 887 | 33 874 | - | - |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | 8 100 | 7 938 | 7 797 | 7 908 |
Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees | no. | - | 2 220 | 2 406 | 2 625 | 2 658 |
Employing businesses: 5 or more employees | no. | - | 1 551 | 1 686 | 1 839 | 1 884 |
Total businesses | no. | - | 11 871 | 12 030 | 12 261 | 12 450 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 311 | 1 218 | 1 233 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 420 | 513 | 567 |
Total business entries | no. | - | - | 1 731 | 1 731 | 1 800 |
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Non-employing businesses | no. | - | - | 1 476 | 1 350 | 1 158 |
Employing businesses | no. | - | - | 102 | 132 | 435 |
Total business exits | no. | - | - | 1 578 | 1 482 | 1 593 |
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* These data relate to persons for whom this source of income was their principal source of income for the relevant financial year |
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